Datang: at the Beginning, Eat Fruit

　　"Hey, the old man also said it casually, thinking that although the skewers are delicious, the steak I had a dozen days ago was also good, and the fish sauce was not eaten for a long time."

　　Li Yuan, who counted the food with his fingers, seemed to have difficulty choosing, "I don't know if this old man will be able to finish a round of Lu Xiaoyou's meals in his lifetime."

　　"Father, this is what I should say. You can eat it every day in Luzhuang, but it may take me several days to eat it once. It's too uncomfortable." Li Er smiled bitterly.

　　No matter who you tell anyone, don't believe it. As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Er can't eat anything, but there will be a day when he is greedy.

　　"I think I should be able to finish one round in two months. Well, if you include various snacks, fruits, cakes, etc., I don't know how long it will take." Lu Xiu replied.

　　"Fruit is unnecessary. If Lu Xiaoyou wants to eat fruit, this old man can bring it to you." Li Yuan waved his hand.

　　There are many varieties of fruits in the palace, and Li Yuan naturally doesn't care about it.

　　"Really?" Lu Xiu didn't refute, but laughed.

　　There are more than a dozen kinds of fruits in Datang, such as plum, bayberry, pear, persimmon, jujube, orange, loquat, melon, lychee, cherry and star fruit.

　　And grapes, almonds, watermelons, and guava are varieties that were brought to Datang by Western merchants not long ago, and there are not many on the market.

　　If you divide it according to the season of maturity, there are only a few kinds of fruits that can be eaten in each season.

　　For example, the current season is peaches, and bayberry is ripe. Peach is a sour word, and it is very small, and the taste is not very good. Lu Xiu can't eat it.

　　The taste of ancient fruits is really not very good, and the sour taste is very strong, which is not comparable to the high-quality fruit varieties that have been cultivated many times in later generations.

　　If Li Yuan was allowed to eat the fruits of later generations, he would not even have the skin left.

　　Well, when are you going to give them a taste of the "peach" of later generations? .

Chapter 45

　　In the end, they ate all the prepared skewers and drank a large bucket of cold beer.

　　Cheng Yaojin and the others, who had an amazing amount of alcohol, basically drank no less than five kilograms, but except for a little more urine, they seemed to be fine.

　　Of course, because you are used to drinking Maotai with a degree of fifty degrees, and then drinking beer with a low degree, naturally you will not feel much.

　　In addition, there are delicious appetizers to taste, good wine is paired with good food, and after eating for an hour, the alcohol is digested.

　　After eating and drinking, sitting on the Hu chair Li Er and the others were blowing the cool wind and felt very comfortable.

　　"This Hu chair is also wonderful."

　　Cheng Yaojin said strangely.After getting used to kneeling and sitting, I found that my feet were stretched, relaxed and comfortable.

　　In the Tang Dynasty, there were no chairs, and people would sit on their knees at all times, and Neon Kingdom has also inherited the habit of kneeling and sitting in the Tang Dynasty to this day.

　　"Indeed. After I go back, I will also ask the craftsman to make a few sets and keep them for spare." Li Er nodded.It would be great to use as a dining table, or for writing.

　　Benluzhuang has been there several times, and the food has always attracted all the attention. If Cheng Yaojin hadn't reminded him, Li Er might have forgotten it today.

　　"Hey, then I have to take a closer look, lest I go back and tell the craftsman, and the craftsman will not do it." Cheng Yaojin agreed.

　　Anyway, he ate dinner, and Cheng Yaojin was not in a hurry to go back.

　　When he came today, he planned to bring the wine back directly, so he brought twenty large wooden barrels for the wine.

　　He has calculated several times at home, and a wooden bucket can hold about 50 catties of water.

　　And the twenty wooden barrels he brought can transport [-] jin at a time.[-] catties of wine may seem like a lot, but it only needs to be transported [-] times.

　　Fortunately, Anping County is not far from Chang'an. It takes about three hours for a journey of more than ten miles to run a round trip, and it will take a few days to transport everything back.

　　But Cheng Yaojin didn't want to be so fast in his heart. After several visits, he would have more opportunities to eat again.

　　"Little friend Lu, how's the coin count? Is there a shortage of [-] yuan? If there is a shortage, let him make up for it. Besides, it's getting dark, are you ready for [-] catties of Moutai? He may have promised others today that he is going to take the Maotai back and distribute it." Li Yuan reminded.

　　"I'm not in a hurry, Brother Lu, let's do it first." Cheng Yaojin said.

　　"Well, basically it's ok. Brother Cheng, let me prepare Maotai for you first. You can have someone fill a wooden bucket with water, and it won't take long to arrange it for you."

　　In fact, Lu Xiu's original plan was to take out [-] catties of Maotai at one time after the swimming pool was repaired, and put it in the repaired swimming pool in advance.

　　In this way, you don't need to find a container to hold it, and you can temporarily turn the swimming pool into a wine pool.

　　Cheng Yaojin can come to pull wine whenever he wants, he doesn't need to bother him every time.

　　But if you want to lay all the marble slabs in the big pit dug out, it is expected to take one day to complete tomorrow.

　　If a canal is dug to draw in the "Wei Shui", a river five miles away in Anping County, it is estimated that it will take another four or five days.

　　As for Lu Zhuang's building, although dozens of craftsmen were hired, plus the help of thousands of farmers, it should have been completed quickly, but Lu Xiu was arguing.

　　All the design and planning of Lu Zhuang must be done according to what Lu Xiu said, so the process will be very slow.

　　Otherwise, with a labor force of several thousand people, it would not take long to build a palace.

　　Who made Lu Xiu keep thinking about the decoration he designed and wanted to enjoy some modern living environment in Datang to make his daughter-in-law live more comfortable.

　　Fortunately, he recruited enough people, and according to the calculation, it can be completed in about fifteen days.However, Lu Xiu planned to do it two days before getting married.

　　"Did you hear what Brother Lu said? Hurry up and fill the bucket with water for me." Cheng Yaojin greeted the dozens of subordinates he brought with him.

　　"Yes."

　　Twenty wooden barrels were quickly unloaded from the carriage and moved to a well.

　　After it was filled with water, Lu Xiu turned the clear water into Moutai wine barrel by barrel.

　　"It smells good."

　　The rich aroma of wine spread out, making Cheng Yaojin's subordinates unable to stop.

　　Originally, they watched Lu Xiu eat fragrant kebabs and drink cold beer, all the greedy worms in their stomachs being hooked out.

　　Besides, who in the army doesn't like drinking very much.

　　If it wasn't for Cheng Yaojin's presence, it is estimated that they would get a bucket and drink it.

　　"It's a pity that 20 barrels can only weigh [-] catties in total. It is estimated that it will take Brother Lu to trouble him for more than ten days." Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.

　　"It takes ten days to transport [-] catties of wine? It's only a dozen miles from Anping County to Chang'an. It should be able to transport two or three round trips a day." Li Yuan, who seemed to see through Cheng Yaojin's purpose, said lightly.

　　"Haha, because there are many carriages blocking the road, it takes a lot of time. Once a day is almost enough." Cheng Yaojin replied.

　　"Well, the construction of Luzhuang requires a lot of materials, and the road is a bit blocked." Li Er nodded.When he came this morning, he was also blocked for a while.

　　"It's okay, you can come and pick it up anytime." Lu Xiu said. .

Chapter 46

　　 Lee Hyo-gong who wants to help

　　Because Cheng Yaojin was drunk with all the officials in the court, today's dismissal from the court made Li Er unknowingly stay in Luzhuang for a whole day.Before dark, Li Er and Cheng Yaojin went back together.

　　After experiencing the leisurely and contented life of Lu Xiu and the others for a day, Li Er couldn't help feeling a little envious.

　　The only pity is that I can't bring a little delicious food back to my favorite queen to taste what is really delicious, and what is delicious.

　　What kind of delicacies can be eaten in their palaces, at most, they are a little better than what ordinary people eat.

　　In Luzhuang, no matter the ingredients, such as king crab, steak, or cooking techniques (all kinds of home-cooked dishes cooked with common ingredients, all are impeccable.

　　"Maybe at the wedding banquet on the day of Xiaoyou Lu's marriage, I can take the queen and a few princes to have a meal."

　　After all, it was the daughter of Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, who was married. He planned to canonize Li Yuyao as the "Princess Mingyu" of the Tang Dynasty. It could also be said that he was the "daughter" of Emperor Li Tang. How could he not attend the wedding banquet.

　　Regardless of the above reasons, he and Li Xiaogong are indeed related by blood, so it is not normal to attend a wedding banquet.

　　Then Guanyin maid is now eight months pregnant. If it happens to the same day, it would be a good thing to be able to have a double happiness.

　　…………

　　"King Hejian, I brought you the two thousand catties of Maotai you bought!!"

　　At the second watch that night, the first time the carriage transporting Maotai returned to Chang'an, Cheng Yaojin went directly to the Prince's Mansion in Hejian County.

　　"Haha, it looks like I can continue to drink a few more sips tonight." Li Xiaogong's eyes lit up when he saw the barrels of fine wine removed from the carriage.

　　Just happened to give some of my sons a taste of the taste of Maotai.

　　"I said Xiaogong, you are his father-in-law after all, why don't you ask him directly, why buy it from me?" Cheng Yaojin said puzzled.If it was him, he would like to go to Luzhuang every day to eat and drink.

　　"Hehe, how could this old man bother his son-in-law for a trivial matter. And the main reason for buying [-] catties of Maotai is for the preparation of the wedding banquet." How about a good wine.

　　He even wanted to invite his son-in-law to be in charge of the marriage banquet, but unfortunately he was the protagonist of this marriage, so how could he run to cook.

　　Not only must there be a big banquet at the wedding banquet, but also the daughter's dowry must be prepared generously.

　　"To be honest, my Majesty and I ate a skewer with beer in Luzhuang today. It was really delicious. I really envy you for having a good daughter and being able to marry Brother Lu." Cheng Yaojin described the roast in detail. Delicious skewers.

　　"Beer?" Li Xiaogong's eyes widened, and he said with a wry smile: "I knew this earlier, I would stop by to visit my daughter today, and I don't know what cold beer tastes like."

　　But it was rare to have time, and he had to be busy preparing for a series of things to marry his daughter.

　　"Haha, the taste of the wine is not as strong as that of Moutai, but it is icy and refreshing, and it is full of bubbles in one mouthful. One word, refreshing, is just right for summer drinking." Cheng Yaojin said.

　　"I don't think you're here to deliver wine, you're here to piss me off." Li Xiaogong said helplessly.

　　"Haha, how could it be. You are Brother Lu's father-in-law. I want to have a good relationship before I want to be the first to bring you wine. If others want to drink it, I have to wait a few days." Cheng Yaojin smiled and said.

　　"Forget it, there will be a chance to drink it in the future." When they get married, they will become a family immediately. What's more polite, "Zhijie, I don't know how the construction of Luzhuang is now."

　　"It should be finished soon. Brother Lu is estimated to spend tens of thousands of dollars for Lu Zhuang. You don't know, the scale is like a palace. Your daughter will definitely enjoy a lifetime of happiness when she marries him." Cheng Yaojin said.

　　"It's just building a house. He actually spends tens of thousands of dollars? No wonder he suddenly sells wine. It turns out that he doesn't have enough money, but why didn't he tell the old man." Li Xiaogong smiled bitterly.

　　"It's useless to tell you. You have to sell the property for tens of thousands of coins to get them together. In fact, with his ability, tens of thousands of coins are nothing at all." Cheng Yaojin comforted.

　　"Well, that's right. After finishing the work at hand, the old man will go to Luzhuang to see if he can help. By the way, I will tell him about the etiquette of marriage. He has no parents and no mother, so many etiquettes will not be known. I It's just a matter of seeing the emperor come forward." Li Xiaogong didn't think that Lu Xiu would be short of money, just like the ability to turn a stone into gold, if he wanted money, he could change it himself.

　　Selling Moutai is a must. It sells for a few hundred dollars a pound, which is no different from turning a stone into gold. .

Chapter 47

　　Ow!